Guinea Junta Bans Protests

By Tayo Adelaja

Published: September 30, 2009

Guinea Junta Bans Protests
By Tayo Adelaja
Guinea’s military leader Captain Moussa Dadis Camara has prohibited all supposedly “subversive” gatherings and demonstrations after scores of people were killed or injured during a stadium rally on Monday in the capital Conakry. State security forces opened fire at around 50,000 opposition supporters who were protesting at the occasion. Human [...]

Dafur Refugees Raped in Chad

By Tayo Adelaja

Published: September 30, 2009

 
afur Refugees Raped in Chad
By Tayo Adelaja
Sudanese refugees who fled conflict in Darfur to seek safety in refugee camps in Chad face high levels of rape and violent assault, a report by Amnesty International claims. The report, published today, accuses the international community and United Nations peacekeeping forces in the area of failing to protect [...]

IMF to Help Angola with $890Million Loan To Alleviate Cash Flow Pressures

By Tayo Adelaja

Published: September 30, 2009

Drug in Villages Could Prevent Maternal Deaths

By Tayo Adelaja

Published: September 30, 2009

Drug in Villages Could Prevent Maternal Deaths
By Tayo Adelaja
Community-based access to drugs for hemorrhages and infection could significantly prevent maternal deaths in Africa, a new paper by researchers at University College London has found. The researchers developed a mathematical model to estimate the impact of providing misoprostol drugs, which are used to induce labour and [...]

TIME TO GET THINGS RIGHT WITH Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) REDISTRICTING

By Seyi Oduyela

Published: September 30, 2009

Somalia Cracks Down on Migrants

By admin

Published: September 29, 2009

Somalia Cracks Down on Migrants
Somalian authorities in the self-declared autonomous region of Puntland have launched a crackdown on thousands of migrants attempting to escape to Yemen, IRIN News has reported. Up to 5,000 Somalis and Ethiopians displaced by conflict, poverty and hunger are gathered in Bossasso, where they reportedly pay smugglers at least 150 US [...]

Gabon To Recount Votes

By admin

Published: September 29, 2009

Gabon To Recount Votes
The constitutional court of Gabon will today start recounting votes from last month’s disputed presidential election. The ruling was made after opposition candidates filed 11 complaints alleging the poll had been fixed. The recount will be done in the presence of representatives of the plaintiffs and is expected to last all night. [...]

China Seeks Nigeria’s Oil

By Seyi Oduyela

Published: September 29, 2009

“Why I Am After the Iboris of Nigeria”- Ribadu

By admin

Published: September 28, 2009

Democracy and Kaakhi Mentality

By Henry Akubue

Published: September 28, 2009

 
                     
Democracy and Kaakhi Mentality
By Henry Akubue/Nigeria
 
Democracy in a lay man’s understanding is defined as the government of the people, for the people and by the people. Democracy in its entirety is seen as the generally accepted form of governance and hence has to be practiced both in governance and attitude.
Basically, this form of government [...]

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